1953 hudson hornets

[hotrod_chevyz]

Up at work we have a couple 1953 hudsons. They are 4 door cars with "twin H". Are they worth investing money in?

[bobss396]

It all depends on how complete they are and the condition. Plus how hard you're willing to work. Keep in mind that Hudson parts are not as cheap and plentiful as other parts like for Fords or Chevys for example.

Bob

[hotrod_chevyz]

Truth is they are rough to look at, but require possibly equal to the amount (in hrs) of work EVERY "original" needs for a resto. They are pretty close to complete, especially if one was to take both cars and make a single complete car. The motor will still turn in one, the other has thrown a rod and ruined the block, and surely the rod and crank. Should be a "buildable" crank, block and head between them. We just got paperwork back on these, and im figuring together they will make a single complete original car needing minimal (for age) rust repair and body panel alignments, and what trim is missing is minimal but some original trim is showing its age.

I did some research, seems these old hudsons have somewhat of a history.

[MagicRat]

Those sound like a fun project. The Twin H intake set up is pretty rare and desirable (to the right Hudson fanatic anyways). Such Hudsons would make a pretty unique cruiser.

You are already miles ahead by having a decent parts car. And you could sell off any surplus parts (ie, that spare Twin H set up) and get some money back on the project.